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From 500 to 5000 Employees – Securing 3rd Party App-Usage in Mid-Market Companies [email protected] (The Hacker News)
A company’s lifecycle stage, size, and state have a significant impact on its security needs, policies, and priorities. This is particularly true for modern mid-market companies that are either experiencing or have experienced rapid growth. As requirements and tasks continue to accumulate and malicious actors remain active around the clock, budgets are often stagnant at…
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Over 100 Malicious AI/ML Models Found on Hugging Face Platform [email protected] (The Hacker News)
As many as 100 malicious artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning (ML) models have been discovered in the Hugging Face platform. These include instances where loading a pickle file leads to code execution, software supply chain security firm JFrog said. “The model’s payload grants the attacker a shell on the compromised machine, enabling them to gain full control over…
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Phobos Ransomware Aggressively Targeting U.S. Critical Infrastructure [email protected] (The Hacker News)
U.S. cybersecurity and intelligence agencies have warned of Phobos ransomware attacks targeting government and critical infrastructure entities, outlining the various tactics and techniques the threat actors have adopted to deploy the file-encrypting malware. “Structured as a ransomware as a service (RaaS) model, Phobos ransomware actors have targeted entities including municipal andRead More
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Georgia’s Largest County Is Still Repairing Damage From January Cyberattack Associated Press
Georgia’s largest county is still repairing damage inflicted on its government offices by a cyberattack in January 2024. The post Georgia’s Largest County Is Still Repairing Damage From January Cyberattack appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Pentagon Leak Suspect Jack Teixeira Expected to Plead Guilty in Federal Case Associated Press
The Air National Guardsman accused of leaking highly classified military documents on social media is expected to plead guilty in his federal case. The post Pentagon Leak Suspect Jack Teixeira Expected to Plead Guilty in Federal Case appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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Some Doorbell Cameras Sold on Amazon and Other Online Sites Have Major Security Flaws, Report Says Associated Press
Major vulnerabilities were found in cameras manufactured by the Chinese company Eken Group Ltd., which produces video doorbells under the brand names EKEN and Tuck, among others. The post Some Doorbell Cameras Sold on Amazon and Other Online Sites Have Major Security Flaws, Report Says appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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U.S. Court Orders NSO Group to Hand Over Pegasus Spyware Code to WhatsApp [email protected] (The Hacker News)
A U.S. judge has ordered NSO Group to hand over its source code for Pegasus and other products to Meta as part of the social media giant’s ongoing litigation against the Israeli spyware vendor. The decision, which marks a major legal victory for Meta, which filed the lawsuit in October 2019 for using its infrastructure to distribute the spyware to approximatelyRead More
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U.S. Charges Iranian Hacker, Offers $10 Million Reward for Capture [email protected] (The Hacker News)
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Friday unsealed an indictment against an Iranian national for his alleged involvement in a multi-year cyber-enabled campaign designed to compromise U.S. governmental and private entities. More than a dozen entities are said to have been targeted, including the U.S. Departments of the Treasury and State, defense contractors that…
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The US is Bracing for Complex, Fast-Moving Threats to Elections This Year, FBI Director Warns Associated Press
FBI Director Christopher Wray says advances in generative AI make it easier for election interference and meddling easier than before. The post The US is Bracing for Complex, Fast-Moving Threats to Elections This Year, FBI Director Warns appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
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In Other News: Google Flaw Exploited, 3D Printers Hacked, WhatsApp Gets NSO Spyware Eduard Kovacs
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Unpatched Google vulnerability exploited, 3D printers hacked by white hats, WhatsApp will get NSO spyware. The post In Other News: Google Flaw Exploited, 3D Printers Hacked, WhatsApp Gets NSO Spyware appeared first on SecurityWeek. Read More
